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Patrick Gallagher (born 1 December 1946) is an Irish former politician. He was a member of
Sinn Féin the Workers Party The Workers' Party () is an Irish republican, Marxist–Leninist communist party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The party formerly asserted a claim of direct descent from the original Sinn Féin organisation fou ...
, the
Workers' Party Workers' Party is a name used by several political parties throughout the world. The name has been used by both organisations on the left and right of the political spectrum. It is currently used by followers of Marxism, Marxism–Leninism, Maoism ...
and Democratic Left political parties. He was elected to
Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( ; , ) is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ...
as a Sinn Féin the Workers Party
Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...
(TD) for the
Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...
constituency at the February 1982 general election. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election. He was an elected member of
Waterford City Council Waterford City Council () was the authority responsible for Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local government in the city of Waterford in Ireland until 2014. As a city council, it was governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The ...
from the 1970s to 1990s. A journalist, Gallagher established his own free-sheet newspaper ''Waterford Today''.


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1946 births Living people Democratic Left (Ireland) candidates in Dáil elections Workers' Party (Ireland) TDs Members of the 23rd Dáil Members of Waterford City Council Politicians from County Waterford {{TeachtaDála-stub